dicentra eximia - Wild bleeding heart/Fringed bleeding heart/turkey corn

This flower grows from 10 to 18 inches tall.  Several pink to red, drooping, heart-shaped flowers grow along a leafless stem.  The petals form the "heart" and the inner petals form the "drop of blood."  The leaves are basal, pinnately compound, and finely divided.  The fruit is a 2-parted capsule.

This is a native perennial that is common to southern mountains.  It resembles the more showy Asian Bleeding Heart which is often cultivated in eastern gardens.

Dicentra eximia is found in rocky woods and cliffs.  It flowers May through August.